First Chapters
By Roy Hayward
I like first chapters. I have to confess that I have read
many more first chapters than I have last chapters. Many many more.
As an aspiring writer, I also write first chapters. Again, I write
many more first chapters than last chapters. This is because I often end
up re-writing first chapters after I get to the last chapter, and because I
have started more stories than I have finished.
A first chapter is just like the opening line, it needs to
capture the reader and make him or her want to read more, want to read the
second chapter, and hopefully the last.
This is something to think about if you are writing.
Recently, I wrote a first chapter. Here it is, please tell me if it
makes you want to read more.
